Category: HUB Opinion

  • Laura Schneider

    Mrs. Schneider, of Oceanport, died Nov. 25, 2008, at home. She was a retired secretary at West End School, West End section of Long Branch. She is survived by her mother, M.C. Garrabrant of Eatontown; her husband, H. Alan Schneider; three sons and daughters-in-law, Harold F. and Suzanne J. Schneider of Winchester, Va., Raymond A.…

  • Martin J. Scanlon

    Mr. Scanlon, 79, of Fair Haven, died Nov. 208, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a sales representative at Gordon Bernard Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, retiring in 2002. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joyce; a daughter and son-in-law, Ellen G. and Cameron Alfier of Tinton Falls; three sons and…

  • Ethel A. McGuire

    Ethel A. McGuire Mrs. McGuire, 81 of Fair Haven, died Nov. 23, 2008. She was a registered nurse at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, for more than 27 years, retiring in 1992. She was predeceased by her husband, Martin S. in 1997. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Patty McGuire of…

  • Charles Alexander Pratt

    Mr. Pratt, 58, of Tinton Falls, died Nov. 25, 2008, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a retired employee in telecommunications at Lucent Technologies, Basking Ridge. Charles was predeceased by his wife, Laverne Marie Pratt; his parents, Melissa and William Pratt; four brothers, John, William, Thomas and Durell Johnson; and a sister, Sally…

  • George Bakos

    Mr. Bakos, 80, of Lady Lake, Fla., died Nov. 30, 2008, at home. He was a warehouseman and manager at Middletown Plumbing and Heating for 49 years, retiring in 1993. He resided in Middletown for 50 years, prior to relocating to Lady Lake, Fla., 15 years ago. He was predeceased by his first wife, Doris…

  • Salvatore J. Rinaldi Jr.

    Mr. Rinaldi, 80, of Red Bank, died Nov. 22, 2008, at home. He was owner and operator of East Coast Panel Board, Keyport, for 25 years, and the mayor of Keansburg from 1983-84. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Mary Sanns Rinaldi; a son and daughter-in-law, Salvatore and Dawn Rinaldi III, of…

  • This season, blow up the TV and read a newspaper

    Coda • GREG BEAN This is going to be a strange holiday season indeed. I knew it was off to a weird start when I stopped by the neighborhood liquor store the day before Thanksgiving to buy my annual bottle of Boggs Cranberry Liqueur. I buy one bottle of the stuff every year, and I…

  • Frank L. Steckhahn

    Mr. Steckhahn, 90, of Spokane, Wash., and formerly Tinton Falls, died Oct. 24, 2008. He was employed at Chevron Chemical Company, Richmond, Calif., retiring in 1985. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Marguerite Cecilia Collins; a son, Glenn F. Steckhahn; a sister, Edith Steckhahn; and three brothers, John, Elmer and Fred Steckhahn.…

  • A Red/Blue imbroglio: one cheats, the other freaks

    Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: Not far up the interstate from where I live, in a little town you’ve driven through hundreds of times, gasoline was selling for $1.39 a gallon last weekend. Pretty cool, huh? When I heard that, I thought about Peggy Joseph, the woman who…